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Head
Quarters: Hyderabad
Area: 7,493 sq.km
The boundaries of Rangareddy district are Nalgonda
district, Mahabubnagar district, Karnataka state and
Medak district in the East, South, West and North
directions respectively.
Rivers: Musi.
Major Places:
Tandur, Ibrahimpatnam, Chevella, Medchl, Hayatnagar
and Vikarabad.
Industries:
Cement factory at Tandur, Hyderabad Chemicals
and Fertilizers at Moula-Ali, Midhani, H.M.T and
E.C.I.L
Tourist Places:
Himayatsagar Dam, Osmansagar Dam and Vikarabad.
Pilgrimage Centers:
Ananthaswamy Temple at Ananthagiripalle
This district is named after the famous freedom
fighter and Telanga leader Sri. Ranga Reddy as
Rangareddy district. This district was earlier
included in the Hyderabad district and later formed
as a seperate district in the year 1978.
Area occupied by Forest is only 9.6% of the district
area. Social forestry is making all its efforts in
growing Eucalyptus trees and other plants. Quartz is
found in many parts of the district and also Jambala
Clays which are used in Bricks, Drainage Pipes
Manufacturing.
Grapes from this part of the state have acquired
International recognition with Anabshahi type.
Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University (Angrau)
at Rajendranagar has won many credits and recognized
as the best university at the National Level. The
Students of the research team and the faculty are
helping the farmers in choosing the correct crop and
the quality seeds for better yield.
Medium Scale Industries and Cement Corporation of
India's Cement Factories are established at Tandur.
Hyderabad Chemicals and Fertilizers at Moula-Ali
established in 1942 are to name few. Defense
Ministry's MIDHANI - Mishrit Dhathu Nigam, ECIL -The
First Computer to be manufactured in India, HMT are
the Public Sector firms. Fresh Water reservoir on
river Musi at Gandipet called Osman Sagar is the
Prime Drinking Water source to the Capital City of
Hyderabad. Agriculture University is established at
Rajendernagar in this district where research
operations for getting more yields are taking place.
All the Colleges are affiliated to Osmania
University.
Accessibility:
The district has an extensive network of National
Highways and other roads. It is well connected by
road. Vikarabad located on the secunderabad-Mumbai
line is an important railway station. Nearest
airport is at Secunderabad.
Tourist
Attractions
| S.No |
Tourist
Spot |
Theme |
Place |
| 1 |
Anantagiri
Kshetram |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Vikarabad
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| 2 |
Keesaragutta |
Pilgrim
Centres |
Keesaragutta
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